notable australian actions included sling ##ers ##fo ##nte ##in , pink hill , r ##hen ##ost ##er ##ko ##p and ha ##arte ##bee ##ste ##fo ##nte ##in . australians were not always successful however , suffering a number of heavy losses late in the war . on 12 june 1901 , the 5th victorian mounted rifles lost 19 killed and 42 wounded at wil ##mans ##rus ##t , near middle ##burg after poor security allowed a force of 150 boer ##s to surprise them . on 30 october 1901 , victorian ##s of the scottish horse regiment also suffered heavy casualties at gun hill , although 60 boer ##s were also killed in the engagement . meanwhile , at on ##ver ##wa ##cht on 4 january 1902 ,
notable australian actions included slingersfontein, pink hill, rhenosterkop and haartebeestefontein. australians were not always successful however, suffering a number of heavy losses late in the war. on 12 june 1901, the 5th victorian mounted rifles lost 19 killed and 42 wounded at wilmansrust, near middleburg after poor security allowed a force of 150 boers to surprise them. on 30 october 1901, victorians of the scottish horse regiment also suffered heavy casualties at gun hill, although 60 boers were also killed in the engagement. meanwhile, at onverwacht on 4 january 1902,